Gutter hanger



M. RACHLIN J ne 10 1924.

GUTTER HANGER Original Filed Oct. 26. 1923 IIVVEIVTOR Patented June 1Q, 1924.

MAX RACHLIN, O'F BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

GUTTER HANGER.

. Original application filed October 26, 1923, Serial No. 670,848. Dividedv and this application filed Mayi5, 1924. Serial No. 711,073.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, MAX RACHLIN, a citizen of Russia, and-resident of the city of New York, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gutter Hangers, of which the following is a specification, the same being a division of application for U. S. Letters Patent Ser. No. 670,848, filed by me onOctober 26, 1923.

The present invention relates to improvements in gutter-hangers, that is to say to devices for supporting roof gutters.

The main object of the invention is to provide a gutter-hanger, including a bar extending transversely of the gutter and provided on one of its ends with a hookshaped section fitting over the head of the gutter, a simple and efiicient means being provided for effectively locking the said hook-shaped section in position.

Another object of the invention is to provide a gutter-hanger of the type mentioned which is simple in construction, eiiicient in operation, durable in use and capable of manufacture on a commercial scale, or in other words one which is not so diifioult to make as to be beyond the reasonable cost of such a contrivance.

Vith. these and other objects in view, which will more fully appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in the combination, arrange- .ment and construction of parts hereinafter described, pointed out in the appended claims and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, it being understood that many changes may be made in the size and pro portion of the several parts and details of construction within the scope of the appended claims, without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

One of the many possible embodiments of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure l is a side elevation of a gutterhanger constructed in accordance with the present invention, the gutter being shown in position thereon: Fig. 2 is a front elevation of a portion of the said hanger: Fig. 3 a section taken on line 33 of Fig. 1: and Fig. -1- is a top plan view of the said hanger. in its fiat state.

Referring now to the drawings, the numeral indicates a roof gutter, the outer edge of which is provided with a bead 11, as usual in constructions of this type, while its inner edge 12, adjacent the wall of the building, is plain. F or supporting thisgutter in proper relation to the roof 13 of the building, there is provided a plurality of hangers, spaced apart a suitable distance, each of said hangers including a strap" p01 tion 14, which surrounds transversely the gutter, and a bracket 15, attached to the said strap and the roof. The strap His, preferably, made of a single piece of sheet metal and includes a curved gutter embracing portion 16, having a hook-shaped bend 17 at one of its ends, said bend fitting over the bead 11 of the gutter and merginginto a bar section 18 which extends horizontally and transversely ofthe gutter within the latter. The opposite end of this bar is bent over the plain edge 12 of the gutter, as shown at 19 in Fig. 1 of the drawings, and is provided with a transverse slot 20 in its bight. Through this slot is extended the free end 21 of the gutter embracing portion 16 of the strap, and is thence bent clownwardly into contact with the rear face of said bent portion, as shown at 22.

In the bent portion 19 of the strap is provided a hole 23, below the plain edge 12 of the gutter, and through this hole is driven a nail 24:, or its equivalent, through the gutter and the gutter embracing strap portion 16 into the wall 13 of the structure on which the gutter is to be positioned, to form an anchor for the gutter.

The bar section 18 is substantially U- shaped in cross-section and is provided with a longitudinal rib 25, to strengthen the same. The bracket 15 is joined with the bar 18 by a rivet 26, or otherwise, it including an upwardly extending portion 27 and an outwardly extending section 28, which is secured by nails 29, or otherwise, to the roof 13, from which the rain water is to be carried ofi'.

Immediately below the hook-shaped bend 17, the gutter embracing portion 16 of the strap is transversely ribbed or corrugated, as shown at 30, the lowermost one of the corrugations merging into a longitudinal rib 31. The corrugations and the rib are, preferably, formed by stamping operations.

The straps 14 are furnished to the user as substantially straight strips, having attachedthereto the brackets 15 (Fig. 4). In use, the hook-shaped bend 17 is engaged With the gutter, and the gutter embracing portion 16 bent around the same. After this the bend 19 is formed and the free end 21 of the gutter embracing portion 16 extended through the slot 20. The outermost end of the portion 21 is then bent against the rear face of the bent portion 19 oi? the bar 18, and a nail 23 driven through the strap and gutter into the Wall, the bracket 15 being then fastened to the roof. The corrugations 30 and rib 31 aid in shaping the -l 1ook-shaped section 17 and in maintaining the same in contact with the bead throughout its length. If the said corrugations and rib were absent, the hoop-shaped portion ot the bar could not be brought to lie throughout its length against the said head. Inasmuch as the rib 25 on the bar 18 extends to the hook-shaped section 17, it aids in properly forming the said hook-shaped section.

What I claim is l 1; A gutter-hanger comprising a bar extending transversely of the gutter and provided at its outer end with a hook-shaped section fitting over the bead of the gutter,

the opposite end of said bar being adapted to be fixed to the opposite edge of the gutter, a strap member made integral with said bar forming a continuation of said hookshaped section tightly embracing the underface of the gutter and engageable with the opposite end of said bar, and transverse corrugations formed upon said strap member adjacent said hook-shaped section for stifiening the junction of said hook-shaped section and said strap member.

2. A gutter-hanger comprising a bar extending transversely of the gutter and provided at its outer end with a hook-shaped section fitting over the bead of the gutter, the opposite end of said bar being adapted to be fixed to the opposite edge of the gutter, a strap member made integral with said bar forming a continuation of said hookshaped section tightly embracing the underface of the gutter and engageable with the opposite end of said bar, transverse corrugations formed upon said strap member adjacent said hook-shaped section, and a longitudinal rib merging into the lowermost of said corrugations.

Signed at New York, in the county of New York, and State of New York, this 28th day of April, A. D. 192 1.

MAX RACHLIN. 

